Neymar scores 100th Barcelona goal to cap Granada win
Neymar notched a century of goals Sunday for Barcelona, finishing off a 4-1 victory over 10-man Granada with a simple tap-in in second-half stoppage time.
He is just the third Brazilian to score 100 times for the Blaugrana in all competitions, joining countrymen Rivaldo (130) and Evaristo (105), according to Opta.
⚽️👏👏👏 @neymarjr gets his 100th goal for Barça! Way to go, Ney!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 2, 2017
Final: GRA 1-4 FCB #GranadaFCB #FCBLive #ForçaBarça! 💪🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/ZEkErVuHMO
The 25-year-old has struggled to match his pace from the past two seasons. With just eight La Liga tallies, Neymar is tied in 16th among all scorers in the Spanish top flight.
It is no surprise, however, that the right-footed Brazilian has registered the majority of his goals on his predominant pad:
Breakdown of Neymar’s 100 goals for Barcelona
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 2, 2017
70 right-foot
24 left-foot
6 headers
92 inside box
8 outside box
12 pens#LaLiga pic.twitter.com/x352lq4Aa3
Earlier in the campaign, the former Santos star went 10 La Liga matches without rippling the mesh, a frustrating stretch that lasted from October to late January.
But he now has five goals in his past five club appearances, including two in the sensational 6-1 defeat of Paris Saint-Germain.
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